Panick Attackes...

[Insidious Von]

I still get heart arrhythmia. especially after the car accident.

I was having a good time at this year's Super Bowl Party when it struck. I had to sequester myself, I didn't want to spoil it for others. Then I ended up drinking most of the bottled water just to get myself well enough to drive home. Not a fun night.

 

[black booty lover]

It's amazing how many of us out there deal with this. I almost feel like the ratio has to be 1 in 4 have some time of mental illness. I've told many of my friends about my anxiety and depression. Have never told them about the panic attacks.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

It's amazing how many of us out there deal with this. I almost feel like the ratio has to be 1 in 4 have some time of mental illness. I've told many of my friends about my anxiety and depression. Have never told them about the panic attacks

Okay, so I was gonna PM you but I figure I might as well write my solution ITT if others suffer from it as well.

First of all, I know you're a drinker (as I am also). Even moderate amounts of weekly alcohol can severely diminish your vitamins and minerals which are stored inside your body. There are tons of studies that have proven this:

https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh27-2/134-142.htm

https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh27-3/220-231.htm

https://www.livestrong.com/article/415965-vitamins-depleted-by-alcohol/

Vitamin B-complex is critical for a healthy central nervous system. So when you drink too much your body is depleted of these vitamins.
The mineral magnesium is also destroyed by alcohol: https://www.google.ca/search?lr=&as...psy-ab..2.7.1204.6..0j35i39k1.146.dQ5fr33tIKk

What you wanna do is go to a store like Noah's and buy vitamin B-complex plus magnesium. Start taking 1 tablet of each twice a day and I guarantee you your anxiety will be a lot less within a week or two.

I used to get anxiety as well, but when I started taking vitamins it pretty much went away (it still lingers a bit though).
I also limited my boozing to just twice a week now and that has also helped.

The most important vitamin B's are B-12 and thiamine. Those two tend to be very sensitive to alcohol intake for some reason.
I would buy B-12 separately and make sure you get sublingual B-12 because that vitamin is not absorbed well by the stomach

 

[Roleplayer]

It's amazing how many of us out there deal with this. I almost feel like the ratio has to be 1 in 4 have some time of mental illness. I've told many of my friends about my anxiety and depression. Have never told them about the panic attacks.

I think it's very difficult to tell how many people are personally affected by mental illness at some point in their lives, but surely many more than anyone ever knows about. The culture just discourages making it public so strongly.

A quick search suggests that during their lives 8% of people have major depression, 1% have bipolar disorder, 2% have borderline personality disorder, 1% have schizophrenia, and of course the list goes on. And these stats seem to vary wildly, so I really don't think anyone knows, but I don't think there's any doubt that it's a major issue that affects a large segment of the population and has a substantial impact on society.

 

[black booty lover]

I also limited my boozing to just twice a week now and that has also helped.

All good advice Phil, but this particular sentence is my biggest goal and the one I think that will help the most. 2 days a week I think is a realistic goal.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

2 days a week I think is a realistic goal.

Thats the most important part. You can take all the vitamins in the world, but if you're getting drunk every day I dont think they'll have much effect (or at least will not be as effective when you limit your drinking).

Twice a week is perfect, you find you'll enjoy the booze much better that way :encouragement: